Probate

Question:     Does Florida Real Estate Owned by an Out-of-State Resident Always Have to Go Through the Florida Probate Process? Answer:    An “ancillary administration” of the estate is usually [...]

Question:     What happens when someone dies owning real estate or other assets in Florida, but is a resident of another state? Answer:    If a deceased person was a resident of a state other [...]

Assets pass to the family members the state presumes to be the intended heir. If you pass away with a spouse and children surviving you, 100% of your estate would go to your spouse. If you pass [...]

Question: What happens when someone dies without a will in Florida? Answer: When someone dies ‘intestate’ (without a will), the State of Florida has an established protocol and priority that sets [...]

Simple Will vs. a Revocable Living Trust : Simple Will:  A very effective tool to designate who gets what after death.  Probate is required but this is not usually a difficult process.  The [...]

Often family members are given copies of wills for safekeeping, but trouble arises when someone dies and the original will is lost.  In Florida, when an original will is known to have existed but [...]

  Babette: Both Fred and I have litigation experience, and unfortunately in elder law, even with good planning, sometimes you end up in court. Fred: The typical case is a gentleman passes [...]